CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) connects people to their local food source. Grown out of an old tradition, the CSA model has played in integral part in supporting the return of a strong local food system. The farmer offers ‘shares’ in the farm for sale to the local community in the winter or early spring season. By joining a CSA (purchasing a ‘share’), members enter into a partnership with the farm in which they share in the risk and bounty of each season. CSA membership helps pay for the early season costs of farming: seed, water, labor, equipment, and materials.
Here at Aspen Moon Farm, our dedication to providing members with top quality seasonal produce puts the freshest possible local food on your table every week. And in the process CSA membership can be lots of fun! Attend farm work days and get your hands in the dirt while learning too.
2012 News: We are pleased to announce that we have expanded the farm to include a 19 acre leased parcel across the street (7927 Hygiene Rd). This beautiful piece of land has much to offer: more space for CSA pick-up and gathering, a road-side farm store, a little house for farm apprentices, opportunities for events, and the possibility for more farm animals. We can’t wait for you to visit! We are equally pleased to share that we have submitted our applications for both “Organic” and “Biodynamic” certification and expect to be “certified” for the 2012 growing season. We are also excited to offer a fruit share provided by Ela Farms (on the Western slope) as an add-on for CSA members. Ela Farms is certified organic and has been offering fantastic apples, peaches, pears, and more at the Boulder Farmer’s Market. Thank you to those who were part of our 2011 Spring Greens share, however this year you will all be able to find us every Saturday at the Longmont and Boulder Farmer’s Markets starting April 7, 2012 with lots of spring greens and more.
CSA shares are limited!
Sign-up now to ensure your family fresh local organic produce from a family farm that uses Biodynamic practices to produce the highest quality produce!
How? Please download and fill out the 2012 CSA Share Agreement here. Send this to us with your payment.
Download the 2012 CSA information here.
2012 CSA info: This year CSA pick-up will be farm-stand style. Members will gather and bag their own produce, like shopping at a farm stand. Members will benefit from some available choices (for example: kale or spinach, beets or radish, big or small carrots), though not every item will be by choice. Please allow 10-20 minutes to gather produce. We will also have a few pre-bagged shares for the person on the run. Drop- off sites are available for pre-bagged shares with an additional $10-$25 delivery fee per share and a minimum number of participants (contact us for inquiries).
Share sizes and cost for 22 weeks June- October. Pick-up Tuesdays 4-7pm
- Weekly- $575 (feeds 3-4 people), $25-$28 average weekly value
- Every other week- $315 (feeds 1-2 people OR folks who travel OR those who like to shop at the Farmer’s Market sometimes, etc…), $25-$28 average value per week
- Fruit Share add-on by Ela Farms. Details coming soon.
What will I get? Your CSA share will be a variety of seasonal farm fresh vegetables and culinary herbs- 100% grown on Aspen Moon Farm. Item list and notes for preparation will be emailed weekly.
Example seasonal shares: These are just examples. Shares will vary with availability and weather.
Spring: 10oz bag salad mix, 10oz bag spinach, bunch chard, bunch radish, bunch turnip or carrot or beets, bunch green onion, pint sugar snap peas
Mid-summer: 10 oz bag salad mix, bunch collards, 2 bunches carrot or beet, 2 onion, 2 zucchini or cucumber, pint tomato, pint purple green beans, 3 peppers, herb bunch
Fall: 2 heads lettuce, 6 oz bag arugula, 1lb broccoli, ½ lb shallots, head of celery, 1 winter squash, 1lb potatoes, 1 Asian cabbage, garlic bulb
-Shares may be a bit smaller in spring and larger in the peak of summer.
-A limited number of eggs will be available at the farm to CSA members for $5/dozen. Our happy hens are free-ranging and fed only local organic feed and farm pasture.
What will I give? You give your support: financially, which ensures your local farm can meet the annual upfront costs of seasonal production; and by committing to buy local produce all summer long and fueling local agriculture. Together we are building a local food system!
